Types of Mouldings and Trims

Mouldings add those all-important finishing touches to your floor. They are also used as “transitions” to go smoothly from one flooring surface to another. Transitions also are used to visually define an edge. This is particularly important when one is heading up or down a staircase. 

Mouldings are also used along the edge of a room. These are called baseboard mouldings. They can also be used along where the top of the wall meets ceiling. These mouldings are called Crown Mouldings. Often a homeowner wants to feature an ornate door with a moulding that fits around the door frame. This is called a Door Casement moulding. And finally, for a more elegant look, a special moulding can be placed on the wall, usually about 42 inches up from the floor. This moulding is called a Chair Rail. If you would like to see these various types of mouldings, click here.

Sometimes flooring surfaces are of different heights. Without an appropriate transition this can present two problems. First, the edge of the higher surface is usually unfinished. A transition moulding creates a softer, proper finished look. Second, an unfinished edge is a sharp 90 degree angle. Such a surface represents a hazard to one’s feet. Anyone who has stubbed a toe can certainly relate.

At Kittle’s Flooring Company we maintain a full custom milling shop where we can create special purpose mouldings to give your floor that perfect finished one-of-a-kind look. If a factory-supplied moulding will work in a particular situation, fine. But if not, then we can create a special purpose moulding to take care of your specific need.

Here are a few of the more common mouldings used in wood flooring:

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